New model could improve some drugs' effectiveness

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Sep 23, 2007 | 4.9 / 5 (10) | 0

MIT researchers have developed a computer modeling approach that could improve a class of drugs based on antibodies, molecules key to the immune system. The model can predict structural changes in an antibody ...

Third blue whale found dead in California

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Sep 23, 2007 | 4.4 / 5 (8) | 0

Sharks gnawed at its carcass Saturday as the third blue whale to die off California in two weeks was towed to a beach for examination.

Miniature lab can detect deadly bird flu virus in 30 minutes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

Sep 23, 2007 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have successfully developed a miniaturized device that can be ...

PM congratulates Indian-American astronaut

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 23, 2007 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told astronaut Sunita Williams Friday she has inspired women of India with her space travel.

FDA warns of bacteria in colic treatment

Medicine & Health / Diseases

Sep 23, 2007 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that cryptosporidium was found in a bottle of Baby's Bliss Gripe Water.

Naming rights to fish species auctioned

Biology /

Sep 23, 2007 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Naming rights for 10 newly discovered species of fish were auctioned off in Monaco this week for a total of $2 million.